super singers choir

Here's a video of Bailey's choir performance from December 23, 2008 at Ainsley Courte (nursing home). Pretty cute if you ask me!

merry christmas!

...and the stockings were hung by the chimney (or guh) with care, in hopes that the ninny soon would be there! (One day in the hospital the nurses brought Bryn to me in this stocking, we put her in it again on Christmas Eve.)

On Christmas Eve we read Luke 2 and reenacted it (Bailey was really excited about this). Guh was the Angel, Brandon the Sheppard, Bailey as Mary, Papa as Joseph, Bryn as the Baby Jesus, Mom as the narrator (Benson was asleep).

Christmas Madness/Morning:

Bailey got lots of Dog toys for Christmas!

Benson got a slide from Santa and a Little People Garage.

We had a great Christmas!

Busy!

Even with lots of help (My Mom and Dad are still here helping/visiting), three kids keep me really busy. Every time I sit down to update my blog for the last week or so, someone needs something. So here's the last week or so in a nutshell...

SO BIG!
(the flash on the camera startled her)

At her two week check-up (December 18) Bryn had grown an inch, and surpassed her birth weight...6lbs 11oz, 19.75 inches. I think now she's well on her way to 8lbs now. She's really grown...her Newborn clothes are finally fitting, and the preemie clothes a little too small!

ELVIN our Christmas Elf came to visit.

Santa sent us a Magic Elf to visit and check on the kids before the holidays. He was a very mischievous elf, and always showed up in the most peculiar places/situations. We caught him hanging from the ball (used for parking) in the garage, in the candy jar, making reindeer food, playing with toys, sliding down the banister, hanging from a chandelier, buckled up in the car ready to go, etc. It was very fun and entertaining for all. Christmas Eve, Elvin must have given a good report to Santa, because the kids got pretty spoiled. Elvin hitched a ride back on Santa's sleigh and was gone Christmas morning. We hope he comes back for a visit next year. ;)

Nan (Brandon's Grandma) and Aunt B came for a visit.

Bailey showed us her inner Martha Stewart with this amazing Gingerbread house she did. All I did was assemble the shell and put icing where she told me to. It turned out fabulously!

SUPER SINGERS CHOIR

Bailey had several choir performances, and everyone got to attend at least one!

She loves choir and does a great job. It was so cute to see! (I'll post a video soon, hopefully!)

FUNNY PAPERS

After Bailey's last performance, Guh and Papa took us to Chic-fil-A. Benson discovered the Sports section of the paper and was in heaven with all the "BALLS!" It was so funny, people in the restaurant were even stopping to laugh. He looked just like a little man!

9 days old

Today Bryn is 9 days old. Already I can't imagine life without her, and life before her seems very long ago. She still is only about 6lbs 2oz. We had to take her to the doctor on Tuesday because she had a very green goopy eye (conjunctivitis). We got her some drops and it seems to be clearing up well.

On Wednesday, Guh Leseberg came. We were all so excited to have her come. I was worried that Benson wouldn't be so excited, but Guh brought a "FOOTBALL" with her for him, and they are now best buddies. Benson even snuggles and loves on Guh. (it usually takes him A LONG time to warm up to people) He loves the football and even took it to bed on Wednesday night.

Guh must have brought the cold with her...it SNOWED for several hours on Wednesday.

more snow

The magnitude of the littleness.